Now that his multi-use autoplex in downtown Toronto has finally been completed, Shahin Alizadeh is enjoying that he has done something never attempted before in North America. The 69-year-old owner of Downtown Auto Group (DAG) built the first mixed-use development …
A major automotive group in Ontario has created a program to address the subprime car finance market, after losing customers who couldn’t afford to buy used automobiles because of a bad credit rating, and has opted to do deals with …
A 26-year-old Montreal entrepreneur who is a graduate of the Georgian College Automotive Business School and worked at a dealership for several years has started a service to give dealers high-quality leads from customers looking to buy used cars. Guy-Oliver …
A mutual interest between Groupe Gabriel and Hyundai Canada has resulted in a boutique store in downtown Montreal that will be specifically aimed at educating the public in electrification. The 3,000-square foot store, which has many interactive elements to it, …
Calgary-based Foundation Automotive Corp. has continued its aggressive expansion into the United States acquiring four new dealerships last week in the Savannah and Humboldt-Jackson areas in Tennessee from the Jones Motor Company. With the latest acquisition, Foundation now has a …
Steele Auto Group will have a significant presence in the Canadian Football League’s Touchdown Atlantic game between the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Saturday in Wolfville, Nova Scotia. Heidi Muise, Executive Assistant to Steele Auto Group Chief Executive Officer Rob Steele, told …
The first-ever Canadian automotive business-to-business marketplace has launched and it’s geared toward helping dealers, manufacturers, body shops and suppliers find employees, which is a key issue in the industry. Branded as Beepzz Canada—it is accessible on the internet through beepzz.ca—the …
After a storied career that included owning a dealership, serving as a Member of Parliament and then leading the Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council, John Carmichael has decided to step back from working full-time. The 70-year-old told Canadian auto dealer …
The combination of the fallout from COVID-19 and subsequent inventory shortages have created a really unique opportunity for dealers in the area of improving customer experience, in particular digital retailing, says an industry analyst. J.D. Ney of J.D. Power, which …
After selling his business almost a year ago, Chris Pfaff said there are “storm clouds ahead” economically, and recommends those in the automotive business considering retiring to sell now. Pfaff, who sold his Pfaff Automotive Group last August to American-based …
Quebec-based Groupe Beaucage has made a $1 million donation to the Hospitals & Health Care Sherbrooke (CHUS) Foundation. The $1 million donation will be used to finance an outdoor therapeutic courtyard for children in the future Mother-Child Emergencies Centre of …
The Dilawri Group’s decision to purchase a Ferrari and Maserati dealership in Washington, D.C. is viewed by mergers and acquisitions experts as a significant move by Canada’s largest automotive dealer body to make its first step into the U.S. and …
